Score: Hartford 12, UAlbany 7
Location: Fiondella Field in West Hartford, Conn.
Records: UAlbany (16-17, 6-11 AE) | Hartford (6-26, 5-12 AE)
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team lost game two of its weekend series with Hartford 7-12. The Hawks took an early lead in the opening inning and pulled out of reach with a four-run fourth. The Great Danes were led by
Johnny Marti and
Jason Bottari who both picked up two RBIs.
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "We left a number of guys on base throughout the contest. The free passes hurt us throughout as well. We are in position to win a series on the road, which is a good spot to be in."
Key Stats:
- UAlbany pitchers
- Johnny Marti finished 4-5 with two RBIs and two scored runs.
- Will Binder (3-6), Will Feil (3-4) and Jason Bottari (3-5) all recorded three hits. Bottari collected two RBIs and Feil picked up one. Binder crossed home twice.
- Michael Whalen and John Daly both went 2-4 and picked up an RBI. Whalen scored one run.
- Brad Malm, Josh Loeffler and Chris Fisher had the remaining hits for UAlbany, all finishing 1-5. Malm crossed home plate once.
- UAlbany left 13 runners on base, whereas Hartford left 12 on base.
- UAlbany batters walked once, Hartford recorded eight walks.
- Seven batters struck out for both teams.
How it Happened:
- Anthony Germinerio started on the mound for the Great Danes, Tim Blaisdell started for the Hawks.
- Johnny Marti got the Great Danes on the board in the opening inning with an RBI single to center field, scoring Will Binder who hit a leadoff double.
- Hartford scored two runs in the bottom of the first when Noah Rivera hit a two-RBI double to score Tremayne Cobb Jr. and Derek Tenney.
- In the bottom of the second, the Hawks added another run off a solo homer by Daniel Burnett, taking a 3-1 lead.
- Will Feil hit a sac fly to left field in the top of the third, driving in Marti who previously singled and making it a one-run game.
- Hartford's Rivera homered in the bottom of the third, making it 4-2 in favor of the Hawks.
- UAlbany made it a one-run game once again as Marti hit his third single in as many at-bats, driving in Binder in the fourth.
- A solo home run to left by Tenney in the bottom of the fourth gave Hartford its fifth run of the game.
- Nicholas Jessen took the mound for the Great Danes midway through the same inning.
- Still in the fourth, Joseph Woronick hit an RBI single, scoring Cobb Jr. and Burnett hit a two-run single, scoring Rivera and Jake Santiago, giving the Hawks a 3-8 lead.
- Manny Corporan replaced Blaisdell for Hartford at the start of the sixth.
- Hartford made its second pitching change during the seventh as James Judenis took the mound.
- A two-run single by Jason Bottari in the top of the seventh brought the Great Danes within three runs.
- Rob Manetta came in to pitch for UAlbany at the beginning of the bottom of the seventh.
- In the same inning, Hartford extended their lead on a solo home run off the bat of Tyler Holmes and an RBI double by Tenney, scoring Brett Anderson.
- In the top of the eighth, Michael Whalen drove in Brad Malm on a ground out and John Daly tripled to right field to bring home Marti, making it 7-10.
- Hartford's Will Nowak entered the game midway through the eighth.
- The Hawks plated two more runs in the bottom of the eighth. Tenney doubled to left field, scoring Anderson and Holmes.
Next: The Great Danes play a rubber match to decide the series with the Hawks tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on
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